Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge
Platform: Amiga 500
Region: Europe
Media: Floppy
Controller: Joystick
Genre: Racing - 3D - Cars
Gametype: Licensed
Release Year: 1990
Developer: Magnetic Fields (Software Design) Ltd.
Publisher: Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.
Players: 1-2 Players
Relationship: is a prequel to Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge is a prequel to Lotus Turbo Challenge 2
Hardware: OCS
Conversions: Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Disks: 1
Programmer: Shaun Southern
Musician: Shaun Southern
Designer: Andrew Morris
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The first in a series of 3 racing games endorsed by the legendary car company, which is now a part of Proton.

The game features a total of 32 fictitious racetracks from around the world, split into 3 difficulty levels. There are 19 computer opponents (15 on the 8-bit versions) and you have to finish in the top 10 (top 8 on the 8-bits) to progress. The higher you finish in one race, the lower down the grid you start for the next race. The opposition drivers have pun names based on the F1 drivers of the day - examples include Ricardo Pastry and Crashhard Banger.

You can choose between sound effects or one of a variety of music pieces. The game features a simultaneous 2-player mode, but the 1-player mode only uses half the screen, a simple animation filling the other half. In most races you will have to make a pitstop for fuel in order to reach the finish. The tracks include features such as oil slicks, roadworks, boulders and rivers - contact with these (or the other cars) will slow you, but there is no car damage model.
 
http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/lotus-esprit-turbo-challenge
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CHEATS:

Always qualify:
Begin a game in two player mode. Enter IN A BIG
COUNTRY as a name for player one and FIELDS OF FIRE
as a name for player two. 

Bonus race:
Begin a game in two player mode. Enter MONSTER
as a name for player one and SEVENTEEN as a name for player
two.
